3011.1 No person shall make any contribution which, and no person shall receive any contribution which, when totaled with all other contributions from the same person, pertaining to an individual's campaign for nomination as a candidate or election to public office, including both the primary and general elections, or special elections, exceeds the limitations enumerated for each office, under § 3011.2.

3011.2 Contributions in support of either individual candidates or their authorized committees, or for the recall of an incumbent, under § 3000.6, shall be limited to the following:

(a) Mayor, U. S. Senator and Representative to Congress - two thousand dollars ($2,000);

(b) Chairman of the Council - one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500);

(c) Member of the Council at-large - one thousand dollars ($1,000);

(d) Member of the Council elected from a ward and Member of the State Board of Education at-large -- five hundred dollars ($500);

(e) Member of the State Board of Education elected from a ward – two hundred dollars ($ 200);

(f) Official of a Political party – two hundred dollars ($200); and

(g) Member of an Advisory Neighborhood Commission -- twenty-five dollars ($ 25).

3011.3 With the exception of special elections, no person shall make any contribution in any one election (primary and general) that, when totaled, exceeds five thousand dollars ($5,000), to any one (1) unauthorized committee, under § 3000.7.

3011.4 With the exception of special elections, no person shall make any contribution in any one election (primary and general) per elective office for Mayor, U. S. Senator and Representative to Congress, Chairman of the Council, and each member of the Council and Board of Education which, when totaled with all other contributions made by that person in any one (1) election (primary and general) to candidates and political committees, per elective office, exceeds eight thousand five hundred dollars ($8,500); Provided, that contributions to individual candidates and political committees shall not exceed those listed under §§ 3011.2 and 3011.3.

3011.5 No person shall receive or make any cash contribution of twenty-five dollars ($25) or more in legal tender.

3011.6 For the purposes of § 3011, expenditures for candidates for office shall not

be considered contributions or expenditures by or on behalf of a candidate when derived from the following sources:

(a) Personal funds belonging to candidates; and

(b) Funds from any person advocating the election or defeat of any candidate for office; provided, that the person was not requested or suggested to do so by the candidate, any agent of the candidate, or any authorized committee of the candidate.

3011.7 Each loan or advance from a candidate or member of the immediate family of a candidate shall be evidenced by a written instruction which fully discloses the following:

(a) Terms;

(b) Conditions; and

(c) Parties to the loan or advance; and

(d) Documentation of the source of the funds when the loan or advance is from the candidate.

3011.8 The amount of each loan or advance from a member of the candidate's immediate family shall be included in computing and applying the limitations on contributions, under § 3011, upon receipt by the authorized committee of the loan or advance from an immediate family members; Provided, that the standards for repayment are consistent with repayment policies of lending institutions in the District of Columbia.

3011.9 Contributions to a candidate or political committee shall be attributed to the person actually making the contribution.

3011.10 Contributions from minor children (under eighteen (18) years old) shall be attributed to their parents or legal guardians except under the following circumstances:

(a) The decision to contribute is made knowingly and voluntarily by the minor child; and

(b) The funds, goods or services contributed are owned or controlled exclusively by the minor child.

3011.11 A connected organization, under § 3000.9(a), and each political committee established, financed, maintained or controlled by the connected organization share a single contribution limitation.

3011.12 Corporations may make contributions in the District of Columbia.

3011.13 A corporation, its subsidiaries, and each political committee established

financed, maintained or controlled by the corporation and its subsidiaries share a single contribution limitation.

3011.14 A corporation is deemed to be a separate entity; provided, that a corporation (corporation B) which is established, financed, maintained or controlled (51% or more) by another corporation (corporation A) is considered, for the purposes of the contribution limitations, a subsidiary of the other corporation (corporation A).

3011.15 Partnerships may make contributions in the District of Columbia; Provided, that all contributions by a partnership shall be subject to each contributing partner's individual contribution limitations, under § 3011.

3011.16 Contributions by a partnership shall be attributed to each partner, only by one (1) of the following methods:

(a) Instructions from the partnership to the political committee or the candidate; or

(b) Agreement of the partners; Provided, that the profits of non-contributing partners are not affected.

3011.17 No portion of any contribution, under § 3011.15, shall derive from the profits of a corporation that is a partner.

3011.18 Limitations on contributions, under § 3011, apply to a limited liability company depending on whether it is established as a corporation or partnership.

3011.19 Limitations on contributions, under § 3011, shall not apply to initiative or referendum measures.

3011.20 With the exception of contributions received to retire debt, a political committee or a candidate shall not receive or accept contributions after the election or defeat of the candidate for office, or where the candidate notifies the Office of Campaign Finance of the intent to terminate the candidacy.

3011.21 Limitations on contributions, under § 3011, shall not apply to unauthorized political committees during any calendar year in which an election (primary and general) is not scheduled.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 45 D.C. Reg. 3161, 3172-74 (May 20, 1998); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 D.C. Reg. 2171, 2177-79 (March 24, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 49 D.C. Reg. 2731 (March 22, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 D.C. Reg. 3229 (April 21, 2006); and as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 D.C. Reg. 2229, 2241 (March 19, 2010).